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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness campfire ban goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and is set to run through June 30. It covers campfires and any stoves or grills fueled by wood or charcoal.
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno has received this season’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership and service. The award is presented annually to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualit...
The Senate Tax Committee approved 37 local sales tax requests this past legislative session, but the requests floundered in the Minnesota House.
Join a livestreamed expedition to the deepest point in the Great Lakes and explore a hidden underwater world from your own screen. Watch the live stream on MPR News’ Facebook Page or on MPRnews.org.
A Burnsville asylum seeker detained by ICE since February has been released after lawyers raised concerns about delayed surgery for a large ovarian cyst.
Health experts emphasize early detection and prevention as tick activity increases statewide.
The Department of Homeland Security has posted a proposed contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use a private prison facility in western Minnesota to hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees.
At Normandale Hills Elementary, music teacher Jeff Zupfer is helping students navigate a difficult school year through songs focused on joy, resilience and belonging.
The Superior Hiking Trail, which stretches about 300 miles along the rugged ridgeline on the North Shore of Lake Superior, is celebrating its 40th birthday this weekend.
This week’s shortlist includes classic American theater, a special screening of “Purple Rain” and printmaking.
Police are investigating after two people were shot and wounded in downtown Minneapolis on Friday morning.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities metro area from noon to 9 p.m. Friday. Air quality may reach the orange category — meaning unhealthy for sensitive...
A plan for a massive data center is roiling local politics in Hermantown. Some residents of the town near Duluth have been fighting the proposed facility for months — and their outrage has some leading an...
Wakaŋ Tipi Center in St. Paul opens its doors to visitors on Friday. The center is located at Wakaŋ Tipi, an Indigenous sacred site formerly known as Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. The public space will off...
The books “Ӕdnan,” “The Book Censor’s Library,” “All Fours,” “Martyr!” and “My Friends” were each up for the award.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said ICE agent Christian Castro — charged in the January shooting of a Venezuelan man in north Minneapolis — was arrested Friday morning in Texas.
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation award will laud the people of the Twin Cities “for risking their lives to protect their neighbors and immigrant communities” during Operation Metro Surge.
Democratic governor candidate Amy Klobuchar has picked former Fergus Falls Mayor Ben Schierer as her running mate.
DFLers meet in Rochester and Republicans in Duluth this weekend to endorse candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and other statewide races before the Aug. 11 primary. Follow our live coverage from both conven...
Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds to highlight another dominant performance from the San Antonio backcourt, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 on Fri...
The bill would require parental consent for children under the age of 16 to create social media accounts, and would limit data mining, targeted advertising and addictive features on those accounts. It passed...
Wildfires prompt highway closures in northeast Minnesota
Minnesota budget deal offers $205 million lifeline to HCMC